NECESSITY
I. Set paradigm (What do we need?)
a. What is this debate about?
b. What is this debate not about?
c. What is your end goal/purpose?
II. Do we need this proposition?
a. Why do we need it?
b. What gap will be filled by this
proposition?
III. Summarization and highlighting the
importance of this proposition
BENEFICIALITY
*Rebuttals*
I. What do you gain from this proposition?
a. What makes it better?
b. What does this proposition fulfill that
cannot be done by status quo?
II. The gain derived from the proposition is
better than the losses which might occur
a. Are there losses?
i. If there are losses, what are
these and are they negligible?
b. What do we gain that makes the loss
worth it?
c. Why is this gain better?
III. Summarization and highlighting the
betterment created by the proposition
PRACTICABILITY
*Rebuttals*
I. Why is this proposition sound?
a. What do we have to do to achieve this
proposition?
b. Why is it more feasible than status
quo?
c. How does this proposition attain the
goal more efficiently?
II. How do we apply it? (Concrete examples)
a. What is achieved by this proposition?
b. How does the proposition achieve it?
c. Where does it leave society?
III. Summarization and highlighting the
feasibility and efficiency of the proposition
NON-NECESSITY
*Rebuttals*
I. Counter paradigm (what do we have now
that makes us not need their
proposition?)
a. What is status quo? (if applicable)
i. What are its advantages?
b. What makes status quo attain its
goal/purpose?
II. Why must we stick with status
quo/disregard their proposition?
a. Why do we not need the affirmative’s
proposition?
b. What gap does status already fulfill?
III. Summarization and highlighting the
importance of status quo
NON-BENEFICIALITY
*Rebuttals*
I. What do you lose from the proposition
given by the affirmative?
a. What makes status quo better?
b. What does status quo fulfill?
c. What does the proposition disrupt?
II. Status Quo is better - There is more loss
than gain in the proposition given
a. What are these losses?
b. What makes these losses so grave to
society?
c. Why is the gain achieved by status
quo better?
III. Summarization and highlighting the
betterment of status quo
NON-PRACTICABILITY
*Rebuttals*
I. Why is this proposition unsound?
a. What does the proposition fail to achieve?
b. What does status quo achieve?
c. How does status quo attain the goal more
efficiently rendering the proposition
useless?
II. How is status quo applied?
a. Concrete examples of how status quo is
applied
b. How does it leave society in a better
place/position?
III. Summarization and highlighting the feasibility
and efficiency of the status quo
IMPORTANT THINGS TO INCLUDE AND CONSIDER
- Start and end with your main arguments
- BASIS, BASIS, BASIS. Have a basis for everything you say and ALWAYS apply the law. Every point you
make must have a legal basis.
- Do your homework and research on every legal aspect of the motion. Analyze and apply these laws to
your arguments.